DEMOCRACY

  • Our Democracy After 9/11: Can We Save It? February 17, 2002 – 3 Tape Box Set

    TAPE 1: (60 min.) Speakers: LINSY SILER, Student, introductory remarks STEPHEN ROHDE, Immidiate past Pres of ACLU of S. California Analysis of our civil liberties since 9-11-01 : Patriot Act & other policies of Bush Administration. ROBERT REICH, Former Labor Sec., Candidate for Gov. of Mass. on causes of terrorism, world poverty, U.S. responsibility, effects…

  • Michael Parenti : Recorded 6/98 [capitalism Vs. Democracy]

    Michael Parenti speech about the oppression of unrestrained capitalism and the counter force of democracy; comparing the Roman Republic and Empire to present day United States history.

  • Proportional Representation

    Proporational Representation Different paths to democracy–new ways of voting.

  • Democracy Now! September 11, 1998

    Clinton Issues; Anniversary of Chile Coup; Unocal |(33 Minutes) Clinton Issues Lawyers familiar with Kenneth Starr’s report to Congress investigating the president say the report contains evidence that Clinton committed perjery, obsructed justice, tampered with witnesses and abused the power of his office. GUEST: Jamie Raskin, is a prof. of Constitutional Law at American University.…

  • Corporate America

    Can we really have democracy in light of corporate America’s 100 year agenda of making money, consolidating power, and dominating the political forum? GUEST: Richard Grossman of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy.

  • Democracy Now! September 17, 1997

    Nigeria Advocacy Day; Northern Ireland Peace Talks |(33 Minutes) Nigeria Advocacy Day Focus on Nigeria and the fight against the government of General Soni Abacha. This week in Washington, Nigerian democracy activists lobbied Congressmembers. Today, NY city council is holding hearings on a bid to rename the street where the Nigerian consulate is located after…

  • Democracy Now! August 19, 1997

    Voting and Democracy; Petroglyph; Christian Apology |(9 Minutes) Voting and Democracy Discussion about voting, democracy and the electoral system. GUEST: Rob Richie, exec. dir. of the Center for Voting and Democracy. (19 Minutes) Petroglyph City of Albuquerque wants to build a road through a portion of Petroglyph National Monument. Pete Domenici (R-NM) introduced bill to…

  • The Future of Participatory Democracy in the U. S.

    The Future of Participatory Democracy in the U.S. Igniting the passion for justice in the next generation. GUEST: Pete McClosky, attorney, was a Congressional representative for the Palo Alto area for eight terms (1967-83), during which time he was the first republican to challenge Nixon on his Vietnam War policies. During the Korean War, he…